Tag: maritime news
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Paying for Lives
The news of the release of Judith Tebbutt has brought the subject of the payment of ransoms back to the front pages of British newspapers. Somalian Piracy: the price of […]
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Dimdex 2012 Opens
The Heir Apparent and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Qatar Armed Forces Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani inaugurated the third Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex 2012). Doha International […]
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Successful Launch
Intelsat’s Global Broadband Maritime and Aeronautical Infrastructure Continues to Advance with Intelsat 22 ILS Proton Launch Success. Low cost, always-on broadband for ships is one step closer. Cost-Effective, Customized UHF Payload […]
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Saab to Deliver AIS
Saab has received an order from the Dutch authorities for the delivery of a AIS automatic identification system. The company will provide the complete technical system solution within the DIAMONIS […]
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Attacks on Land
The European Union has agreed to expand its mission against Somali pirates by allowing military forces to attack land targets as well as those at sea. According to the BBC’s security […]
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DIMDEX 2012 – Qatar
Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference 26 – 28 March Qatar National Convention Centre Founded in 2008, DIMDEX is the only specialized maritime defence exhibition in the Middle East […]
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Judith Tebbutt Freed
A woman kidnapped from a remote beach resort in Kenya and held hostage in Somalia for more than six months is preparing to return home to Britain. Judith Tebbutt, 56, […]
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Easy emergency access to oil tanks
These days, when a ship is in trouble, there is immediate attention focused upon to the risk of any oil pollution. Any report of a grounding or collision, even a […]
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ITLOS verdict over Bay of Bengal
The landmark verdict at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg established legal territorial rights of Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal. The court sustained Bangladesh’s […]